Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 07

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684

Contributor:

Marty-Laveaux, Charles Joseph, 1823-1899

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

Oeuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 07

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 07" by Pierre Corneille is a collection of plays written during the 17th century. This volume includes the tragedy "Agésilas," which explores themes of love, ambition, and political intrigue set against the backdrop of ancient Sparta. The audience follows the titular character, Agésilas, as he navigates complex relationships and power dynamics, particularly involving other prominent figures like Lysander and various royal suitors. The opening of the tragedy introduces the characters Elpinice and Aglatide, daughters of Lysander, as they discuss their impending marriages to kings. The dialogue highlights Aglatide's ambition for a royal match, contrasting with Elpinice's more pragmatic views on love and duty. The characters express their feelings and expectations regarding their suitors, Cotys and Spitridate, revealing underlying tensions and desires as political motives intertwine with personal affections. This sets the stage for the unfolding drama, as both love and duty will play crucial roles in the decisions that the characters will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Agésilas, tragédie

Attila, roi des Huns, tragédie

Tite et Bérénice, comédie héroïque

Psyché, tragédie-ballet

Pulchérie, comédie héroïque

Suréna, général des Parthes, tragédie.

Credits:

Produced by Hélène de Mink and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2016-03-31